The Scarlet Pimpernel Lesson Plan

Creatively Representing the Characters from "The Scarlet Pimpernel"

Kind of Activity:

Artistic Response

Objective:

Students will analyze and evaluate the representations of one of the characters in the novel, select a means of creatively representing the character's personality, and demonstrate their creative representation to the class.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6, CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5

Structure:

Throughout her portrayals of the various characters in The Scarlet Pimpernel, Orczy uses extensive imagery and evocative metaphors to demonstrate the vast differences in the different characters' personalities and their different...